Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence

b.Jan. 8, 1836, Dronrijp, Netherlands. d.June 25, 1912, Wiesbaden, Germany. Painter and designer of Dutch birth. The son of a notary, Alma-Tadema demonstrated an early artistic ability. In 1852 he entered the Antwerp Academy, where he studied under Gustaf, Baron Wappers, and Nicaise de Keyser. An important influence at this time was Louis De Taye, Professor of Archaeology at the academy and a practising artist. Alma-Tadema lived and worked with De Taye from 1857 to 1859 and was encouraged by him to depict subjects from the early history of France and Belgium. This taste for historical themes increased when Alma-Tadema entered Baron Henri Leys studio in 1859 and began assisting him with his monumental frescoes for the Antwerp Town Hall. While in Leys studio, Alma-Tadema produced several major paintings, for example the Education of the Children of Clovis (1861; ex-Sir John Pender priv. col., see Zimmern, p. 3) and Venantius Fortunatus Reading his Poems to Radagonda (1862; Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.), which are characterized by their obscure Merovingian subject-matter, rather sombre colouring and close attention to detail.
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Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Vain Courtship (mk24) oil


Vain Courtship (mk24)
Painting ID::  23025 		Vain Courtship (mk24)
Opus CCCLXII 1900 Oil on canvas 30 1/2 x 16 1/4 in/77.5 x 41.3 cm Private collection
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence A World of Their Own (mk24) oil


A World of Their Own (mk24)
Painting ID::  23026 		A World of Their Own (mk24)
Opus CCCLXXIII 1905 Oil on panel,5 1/8 x 19 3/4 in/13 x 50.2 cm Bequest of Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps Taft;the Taft Museum,Cincinnati,Ohio
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence The SculPtor's Model oil


The SculPtor's Model
Painting ID::  27949 		The SculPtor's Model
1877 Oil on canvas 195.6 x 84 cm (77 x 33in) Private collection (mk63)
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Self-Portrait oil


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  30064 		Self-Portrait
mk67 Oil on canvas 26 3/16x21 1/16in Uffizi,
mk67 Oil_on_canvas 26_3/16x21_1/16in Uffizi,
   
   
     
Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence Unconscious Rivals, oil


Unconscious Rivals,
Painting ID::  31305 		Unconscious Rivals,
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     b.Jan. 8, 1836, Dronrijp, Netherlands. d.June 25, 1912, Wiesbaden, Germany. Painter and designer of Dutch birth. The son of a notary, Alma-Tadema demonstrated an early artistic ability. In 1852 he entered the Antwerp Academy, where he studied under Gustaf, Baron Wappers, and Nicaise de Keyser. An important influence at this time was Louis De Taye, Professor of Archaeology at the academy and a practising artist. Alma-Tadema lived and worked with De Taye from 1857 to 1859 and was encouraged by him to depict subjects from the early history of France and Belgium. This taste for historical themes increased when Alma-Tadema entered Baron Henri Leys studio in 1859 and began assisting him with his monumental frescoes for the Antwerp Town Hall. While in Leys studio, Alma-Tadema produced several major paintings, for example the Education of the Children of Clovis (1861; ex-Sir John Pender priv. col., see Zimmern, p. 3) and Venantius Fortunatus Reading his Poems to Radagonda (1862; Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.), which are characterized by their obscure Merovingian subject-matter, rather sombre colouring and close attention to detail.

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